Safety-razor.



G. OSBORN.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZ, 190s.

Patented Feb. 22,1910.

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GUY OSLIBORN, or

- UNITED srerns PATENT form c-E j v SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of; Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, GUY OsBoRN, a citizen of the United States, residingat New York city, borough of Manhattan, State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Safety-Razors, and declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains, to make anduse thesame, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings,whichform a part ofthis specification.-

My invention has for its objectr to provide a safety razor which shallbe simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture,'and at the sametime be strong and durable.

' The various features of novelty which characterize-my invention willbe hereinafter pointed'ou't with particularity in the claims, but for afull understanding of my invention and ofits objects and advantagesreference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention theblade .being removed; Fig. 2-is a plan view of the blade;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the blade assembled in the holder; Fig. 4is a view on an enlarged scale, partly in side elevation and partly insection of the razor. in condition for use; and Fig. 5 is a sectiontaken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, the scale being'the same as in Fig. 4.

Generally speaking, my improved razor comprises three pieces: A blade; aholder for the blade; and a handle. The blade is adapted to be removedand replaced when The holder and the handle virtually form a singlepiece, they being, for convenience of manufacture made in two piecespermanently secured together. When a person desires to use the razor itis only necessary for him to insert a blade, there being no other partswhich must be assembled in order to place the device in condition foruse.

is adapted to .rest and a resilient spring member a which is adapted tobear upon the top of the blade and-hold itsecurely upon the supportingbase.

and provided with numerous perforations 7) throughout its length; thehandle being-permanently secured to the memberA by. means of ears 6 andb which-pass 'through 'openings a and a respectively and are-riveted orotherwise bent across the top of the memher a so as to tie the holderand-the handld securely together. i U U C is a blade having atone side'acutting New YORK, .N. Y., ASsIGNOB T0 sitar-SHAVE RAZOR company, or NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on new YORK.

Patented I, .55 B is a handle, preferablytubular .in form edge 0 andhaving the back stiffened in any suitable,manner, as by means ofa-U-sha'ped member C which is clamped about the rear edge of the blade.The member 6 provides a pair of shoulders c by which the blade is guided1 and held as will be" hereinafter described. I

The base member of the holder hasa -lug a struck up at one side.thereof, this lug being adapted to engage with one, end of the blade soas to limlt the-movement of the her a is provided with'one or moredownwardly projecting lugs or ears-a (there being preferablyat'least'two of these lugs or ears) for engaging with one oftheshoulders. c. .on the "blade. It will be seen that as the bladeisinserted,.the members a p-act as guides so that the blade will positionitself properly without attention on the part of the user and, after theblade has been inserted so far as to engage with the lug a it issecurely locked in place by the lugs a and a. Furthermore the free endof the member a, is so arranged that it bears upon the top of the bladebetween the shoulder a and the cutting edge'and thereby presses thefront of the blade upon the supporting base. i

The intermediate portion of the base is preferably concaved as at a inorder that the underside of the blade may be clear of any support exceptalong the line near the cutting edge thereof. The holding spring cantherefore act more reliably to hold the cutting edge in proper positionthan would be the case if a wider bearing area were prorided. At thefront end of the supporting base are a series of teeth a which form theand serves to stifien the teeth and hold them in proper alinement at alltimes. The

I what I claim as new and desire to secure by ting into the skin. Theouter ends of the teeth are preferably joined by a bar 0, which extendsacross the entire length of the holder holder may therefore be made ofcomparatively thin metal without fear that the teeth will become bent ordisplaced and thus spoil the adjustment and effectiveness of the guard.The holder is preferably secured to the handle so as to make an angle ofapproximately 60 degrees therewith. In using the razor, therefore, thearm may be held close to the body and the .blade will-lie at the properangle to the surface which is being shaved to give the best results andeven permit a sliding stroke to be made as in the case of an ordinaryrazor.

It will be seen that the blade is reversible so that the user,wheninserting a blade, need only hold the blade with the cutting edge infront without paying anyattention to. which is the top and which theunderside. It will also be seen that when the blade is removed readyaccess may be had to every part of the holding device so that the wholemay be quickly and satisfactorily cleaned Without difficulty. 'It willalso be seen that by perforating the handle in the manner shown a firmgrip is provided since the fin gers of the user will sinkinto theperforations.

Having now fully described my invention Letters Patent'is:

1. In a safety razor, a holder composed form a flat base for engagingwith one side of a blade and a sprin member for engaging with the othersi e of the blade, said. base having a depression extendinlongitudinally through the center thereo and a handle arranged beneaththe base and having a ortion projecting through and bent lateral yacross the base at a point within gaging with the other side of theblade, said base havin a depression extendin longitudinally through thecenter thereo and a handle united to said base at the depressed portion,said base having a shoulder to limit endwise movement of the blade whenit is inserted in the holder and saidspring having a longitudinal guidefor positioning the blade upon the holder in the direction transverse tothe cutting edge.

3. In a safety razor, a holder composed of a single piece of sheet metalbent so as to form a base for engaging with one side of a blade and aspring member for engaging with the other side of the blade to force theblade against the base, and a tubular handle having ears projectingthrough the base from the underside thereof and bent laterally acrossthe top of the base.

45. In a safety razor, a holder for a detachable bladecomposed of asingle piece of sheet metal bent so as to form a base having guardfingers at the front edge thereof and an overlapping spring member atthe opposite edge, said base having at one side edge a shoulderprojecting upwardly in the direc-' GUY osnonn.

lVitnesses H. H. NIEMAN, A. A. KELLEY.

